Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The cultural elements acquired by contact with foreign forms of culture.

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  • verb To familiarize oneself with, and adopt a new culture, especially by an immigrant

Etymologies

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Either ac- +‎ culture or a back-formation from acculturation.

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